Christmas Story Leg Lamp
The Leg Lamp
A few years ago, a couple of my in-laws came up with an idea that has become sort of popular and is now a part of our Christmas gift giving routine. Because we have a rather large family, we do a gift exchange where people pick a piece of paper some time in November. Whoever you pick is who you buy for at Christmas. In addition to those gifts however, there is one other Christmas present that gets given every year. It is sort of a "booby prize". We have a Leg Lamp that gets passed from one family to the next every year. Who it gets given to is up to the current owner. The conditions are that it must be displayed somewhere prominent in the new owner's house for the entire year. No exceptions. It is then passed on to its new owner at the next Christmas celebration.
What is a Leg Lamp?
One of my all time favorite movies, Christmas or otherwise, is A Christmas Story. It is the tale of a ten year old boy, Ralphie, and his quest for the perfect Christmas present, an official Red Ryder Two Hundred Shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time!
There were so many good parts in that movie, that it would be hard to list them all. It also just wouldn't do it justice. If you haven't seen it, rent it this holiday season. One of the most memorable parts of the movie was when Ralphie's dad received a valuable, fragile gift in the mail. It was a lamp in the shape of a leg. It was also a major award that he was extremely proud to have won.
You can actually buy a full size working replica
If the full size leg is too much, you can also buy smaller versions of it, all the way down to nightlight size. The Christmas Story leg lamp
A Christmas Story
If you have not seen the movie yet, it is a definite must see. It is one of those movies that can be watched year after year without getting tired of it. I'm sure I've seen it myself at least twenty or thirty times since it was released in 1983. It is really hard to believe it has been around for twenty six years already. I strongly recommend making a holiday tradition out of watching it with the family.
You can pick up the movie on Amazon
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You also might want to check out what is available on eBay. I always like to comparison shop, myself.
US $107.50
